Harmonica Blues - Mississippi-Memphis-Chicago; 1927-1941

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Label
Frémeaux
Release Date
January 1, 1995
Format
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    Featuring
    • COMPOSER
      VARIOUS
    • PERFORMER
      Various
    Product Details
    • RELEASE DATE
      January 01, 1995
    • UPC
      3448960204026
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      FA040
    • LABEL
      Frémeaux
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      2
    • GENRE
    Works
    1. Shortnin' Bread

      Composer: Bobbie Leecan

      Performer: Robert Cooksey, Alfred Martin, Bobbie Leecan, Eddie Edinborough

    2. Muscle Shoals Blues

      Composer: De Ford Bailey

      Performer: De Ford Bailey

    3. Pan American Blues

      Composer: De Ford Bailey

      Performer: De Ford Bailey

    4. Blue Harmonica

      Composer: Bobbie Leecan

      Performer: Robert Cooksey

    5. Kansas City Blues

      Composer: Euday L. Bowman

      Ensemble: Memphis Jug Band

      Performer: Will Shade

    6. Bay Rum Blues

      Composer: El Watson

      Performer: El Watson

    7. Riding the Blinds

      Composer: Eddie Mapp

      Performer: Eddie Mapp

    8. Devil in the Woodpile

      Composer: Noah Lewis

      Performer: Noah Lewis

    9. Mean Low Blues

      Composer: James Simons

      Performer: James Simons

    10. Save Me Some

      Composer: Jed Davenport

      Performer: Jed Davenport

    11. Beale Street Breakdown

      Composer: Jed Davenport

      Performer: Jed Davenport

    12. Man Trouble

      Composer: Jaybird Coleman

      Performer: Jaybird Coleman

    13. Mississippi Swamp Moan

      Composer: Alfred Lewis

      Performer: Alfred Lewis

    14. Ticket Agent Blues

      Composer: Alfred Lewis

      Performer: Noah Lewis, Yank Rachell, Ham Lewis, John Adam Estes

    15. Weary Worried Blues

      Composer: Son Bonds, Hammie Nixon

      Performer: Son Bonds, Hammie Nixon

    16. Trouble Trouble Blues

      Composer: Son Bonds, Hammie Nixon

      Performer: Son Bonds, Hammie Nixon

    17. Sarah Jane

      Composer: Jazz Gillum

      Performer: Jazz Gillum, Big Bill Broonzy

    18. Field Mouse Stomp

      Composer: Will Shade, Minnie Wallace

      Performer: Minnie Wallace, Will Shade, Harry Chatmon, Son Joe

    19. Insurance Policy Blues

      Composer: Smith, Harper

      Ensemble: Harper and Smith

    20. Prisoner's Blues

      Composer: George Clarke

      Performer: George Clarke

    21. Just Like Jesse James

      Composer: Jazz Gillum

      Performer: Jazz Gillum, George Barnes, Big Bill Broonzy, Robert Brown, Alfred Elkins

    22. Sweet Sweet Woman

      Composer: Jazz Gillum

      Performer: Jazz Gillum, George Barnes, Big Bill Broonzy, Robert Brown, Alfred Elkins

    23. Grief Will Kill You

      Composer: Buddy Doyle, Walter Horton

      Performer: Buddy Doyle, Walter Horton

    24. Lost Baby Blues

      Composer: Buddy Doyle, Walter Horton

      Performer: Buddy Doyle, Walter Horton, Homesick James

    25. Sugar Mama Blues, No. 2

      Composer: Sonny Boy Williamson

      Performer: Sonny Boy Williamson, Walter Davis, Big Bill Broonzy

    26. You Can't Stop Me from Drinking

      Composer: Peetie Wheatstraw, Rhythm Willie

      Performer: Peetie Wheatstraw, Lee Brown, Rhythm Willie, Lonnie Johnson

    27. Harmonica and Washboard Breakdown

      Composer: Sonny Terry

      Performer: Sonny Terry, Bull City Red

    28. Bedroom Stomp

      Composer: Rhythm Willie

      Performer: Rhythm Willie

    29. Hobo Blues

      Composer: Sonny Boy Williamson, Yank Rachell

      Performer: Sonny Boy Williamson, Yank Rachell, William Mitchell, Robert Brown

    30. Mattie Mae Blues

      Composer: Sonny Boy Williamson

      Performer: Sonny Boy Williamson, John Davis, Big Bill Broonzy, William Mitchell

    31. Three Women Blues

      Composer: Frank Edwards

      Performer: Frank Edwards

    32. What Will I Do?

      Composer: Robert Nighthawk, Joe McCoy

      Performer: Joe McCoy, Robert Nighthawk

    33. She's Leaving Me

      Composer: Robert Nighthawk, Walter Vincson

      Performer: Walter Vinson, Robert Nighthawk

    34. Uncle Sam Done Called

      Composer: Leroy Williams

      Performer: Leroy Williams, Willie Brown

    35. Lou Della Blues

      Composer: Sonny Boy Williamson, Yank Rachell

      Performer: Yank Rachell, Sonny Boy Williamson, Robert Brown, Alfred Elkins

    36. She Don't Love Me That Way

      Composer: Sonny Boy Williamson

      Performer: Sonny Boy Williamson, Joe McCoy, John Davis, Robert Brown, Alfred Elkins


(2-CD set) The harmonica, thanks to the blues, today enjoys immense favour and has become an essential feature of the current popular-music scene. This collection traces the evolution of the harmonica in the black music of prewar America, from minstrel shows through to Chicago blues. It includes an extremely practical technical study for harmonica players. Includes a 32 page booklet with both French and English notes.